| | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | | Sec. 1. 22 MRSA §1541, sub-§4, as enacted by PL 1993, c. 342, §1 and | | affected by §9, is amended to read: |
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| | | 4. Public place. "Public place" means any place, including a | | restaurant, not open to the sky into which the public is invited | | or allowed. Except as provided in section 1542, subsection 2, | | paragraph J, a private residence is not a public place. |
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| | | Sec. 2. 22 MRSA §1541, sub-§5, as enacted by PL 1993, c. 342, §1 and | | affected by §9, is repealed and the following enacted in its | | place: |
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| | | 5.__Restaurant.__"Restaurant" means any enclosed indoor | | restaurant or other enclosed establishment that invites the | | public to be served food for consumption on the premises.__ | | "Restaurant" does not include an establishment that according to | | its licensing requirements under Title 28-A generally prohibits | | minors from being served or present. |
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| | | Sec. 3. 22 MRSA §1542, sub-§2, ¶D, as enacted by PL 1993, c. 342, §1 | | and affected by §9, is repealed. |
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| | | Sec. 4. 22 MRSA §1579-A, as amended by PL 1989, c. 451, §§1 and 2, | | is repealed. |
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| | | This bill includes a restaurant in the definition of "public | | place" where smoking is prohibited. Smoking continues to be | | permitted in a Class A lounge or tavern. |
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